Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Maccabi K. Ata Bialik (3rd, 38 pts) and Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel (16th, 11 pts). Recent form told a different story for Maccabi K. Ata Bialik: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. In league terms the two rates read 0.75/2.05 for Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel and 1.59/0.95 for Maccabi K. Ata Bialik (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel. Maccabi K. Ata Bialik were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Maccabi K. Ata Bialik, 13.


